The Africa Centre of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems (ACE-FUELS) is pleased to invite you to a special lecture by Prof. Hu Huan (Associate Dean of the Technology Transfer Institute at Zhejiang University and a tenured associate professor at ZJU-UIUC Institute, International Campus of Zhejiang University).
Topic: “There’s plenty of room on the micro-cantilever” -Atomic Force Microscope based nanoscale measurement, manipulation and fabrication”
Date: Tues. March 27, 2025
Time: 15:00–16:30 (WAT)
Venue: ACE-FUELS Multipurpose Hall (behind Access Bank) FUTO.
BRIEF BIO
Prof. Hu Huan is an Associate Dean of the Technology Transfer Institute at Zhejiang University and a tenured associate professor at ZJU-UIUC Institute, International Campus of Zhejiang University. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Tsinghua University, a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(UIUC), and completed postdoctoral training at IBM Watson Research Center. His research focuses on advanced nano-manufacturing technology, micro-nano sensing, and lab-on-a-chip technology. He has published a total of 88 peer-reviewed papers in international journals including PNAS and Nature Communications, with 6 cover articles. He has 19 granted US patents and 4 Chinese patents. He has co-authored 4 English books and serves as a council member of the Micro-Nano Devices and Systems Branch of the China Instrument and Control Society, a member of the Youth Committee of the China Micro-Nano Technology Society, a council member of the Micro-Nano Measurement and Instrument Branch and the Zhejiang Optical Society. He has co-founded two nano-manufacturing empowered technology startups.
